Governors' statewide popularity

[Yelnoc]

Oh yes, this is quite interesting.  I imagine a composite of this map and your map of presidential approval ratings by state might make a very accurate prediction, assuming no huge events and no off-the-wall candidates/scenarios.

[Yelnoc]

To test the theory, here is a composite map of Obama's approvals and the Governors' approvals.  In instances where a state lacked gubernatorial approvals or the governor was an independent or non-existent, I assumed that they mirror the president's popularity and vice versa, which likely introduced some errors.

  0.0%   to    1%            white
  1.1%   to    5%       ... color 30%
  5.1%   to   10%       ... color 40%
10.1%   to  15%       ... color 50%
15.1% or greater      ... color 60%
Washington D.C           red 90%

[Yelnoc]

With that poll, New Jersey moves to a more manageable shade of light red.  Thanks for posting Obama's state approval with the Governor's approval.

  0.0%   to    1%            white
  1.1%   to    5%       ... color 30%
  5.1%   to   10%       ... color 40%
10.1%   to  15%       ... color 50%
15.1% or greater      ... color 60%
Washington D.C           red 90%

[Yelnoc]

Updated to include the Iowa and West Virginia governor approval ratings and Obama's approval in Nevada.  I think the best way to think of this map is as an overlay of the Presidential Approval Ratings.  Maybe on a whole slightly more accurate but another overlay (IMO one of Generic R's approvals) is needed to filter out the statistical noise.

  0.0%   to    1%            white
  1.1%   to    5%       ... color 30%
  5.1%   to   10%       ... color 40%
10.1%   to  15%       ... color 50%
15.1% or greater      ... color 60%
Washington D.C           red 90%

[Yelnoc]

Updated to include Nevada.

  0.0%   to    1%            white
  1.1%   to    5%       ... color 30%
  5.1%   to   10%       ... color 40%
10.1%   to  15%       ... color 50%
15.1% or greater      ... color 60%
Washington D.C           red 90%

[Yelnoc]

pbrower2a, making all these maps is no way to get girls

Vhat?  Chicks dig maps!

[Yelnoc]

You're still flipping blue and red.

No he's not, that's just this website's color scheme.  Click on the "Election Results" tab at the very top menubar.